Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Fukushima updates - August 28 , 2013 - Groundwater reached 10 centimeters or 4 inches from ground surface at seaside of Reactor 2 Building - once again Tepco doesn't provide answers as to what's going on....Another day of revelations of slipshod work done cheaply , poor decision for remediation work - always driven by doing something quickly and cheaply , more workers contaminated by radioactive water ( how long before Tepco their contractors . subs of their contractors and subs of their subs simply run out of test dummy workers ? )

Daily read them and weep items ......









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Really hows the numerous problems presented..... numerous sources of contamination- water and airborne.....







A nice graphic that shows what's happening at Fukushima..... recall this is one example of what could be happening with Reactors 1, 2 and 3.....










Tropical Storm Kong-rey

Tropical Weather Discussion
Last Updated: Wednesday, August 28, 2013, 20:00:00 (EDT)
Wind: 60 MPH
Location: 25.1N 237.6E
Movement: N

Learn more about Tropical Storm Kong-rey and the 2013 Western Pacific hurricane season here.

Rain , rain go away.....



Fukushima worker “Tepco had to choose vulnerable flange type of the tanks for the shortage of workers”

Being aware of the leakage risk, Tepco built 350 of flange type of the tanks, which are not welded and vulnerable.
Tepco is stating it was inevitable because they didn’t have time.
However on 8/28/2013, the Fukushima worker Happy11311 commented on Twitter that the shortage of the workers also made Tepco keep making the flange type of the tanks.

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Tepco shouldn’t be saying they had to try to manage the contaminated water only by the flange type of the tanks because they had the shortage of workers and the capacity of the storage tanks. It contradicts their own past comment that they had enough of the resource.
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http://fukushima-diary.com/2013/08/tepco-shoots-gunite-on-reactor4-building-wall-reinforcing-bars-are-exposed-to-outside-to-deteriorate/


Tepco shoots gunite on reactor4 building wall/ “Reinforcing bars are exposed to outside to deteriorate.”

On 8/28/2013, Tepco announced they have been shooting gunite (cement) on the wall of reactor4 building since this June.
According to Tepco, reactor4 building has the pillars, beams and walls exposed to the outside without the concrete surface.
In order to prevent the deterioration, they need to spray the cement over the exposed reinforcing bars.

↓ Before gunite-shooting
Tepco shoots gunite on reactor4 building wall/ "Reinforcing bars are exposed to outside to deteriorate."

↓ After gunite-shooting
2 Tepco shoots gunite on reactor4 building wall/ "Reinforcing bars are exposed to outside to deteriorate."

http://fukushima-diary.com/2013/08/groundwater-reached-10cm-to-the-surface-of-the-ground-on-the-seaside-of-reactor2-tepco-no-details-are-verified/


Groundwater reached 10cm to the surface of the ground on the seaside of reactor2 / Tepco “No details are verified”

Following up this article..Groundwater level reached 25cm to the surface of the ground on the seaside of reactor2 / No rainfall [URL]
According to Tepco, the groundwater level of one of the borings reached 10cm to the surface of the ground.
The boring is located on the seaside of reactor2. The groundwater level of this boring has been indicating the extreme ups and downs regardless of the lack of rainfalls.
Groundwater levels of other borings don’t show the similar trend. In the press conference of 8/28/2013, Tepco’s spokesman stated they don’t verify the details.
Groundwater reached 10cm to the surface of the ground on the seaside of reactor2 / Tepco "No details are verified"

2 Groundwater reached 10cm to the surface of the ground on the seaside of reactor2 / Tepco "No details are verified"



http://fukushima-diary.com/2013/08/fukushima-worker-had-contamination-over-head-face-and-chest-on-transferring-water-from-the-leaking-tank/


Fukushima worker had contamination over head, face and chest on transferring water from the leaking tank

On 8/28/2013, a Fukushima worker was found contaminated over the head, face and the chest. The worker is not a Tepco employee, but a subcontract company worker.
He was involved in transferring the contaminated water from the leaking tank of 300m3.
According to Tepco, the worker was released after “wiping the contamination”, but the contamination level before the wiping is not announced for some reason.
Because they detected 5,000 cpm on the head even after the decontamination, the worker is ordered to have whole body counter test later.

Fukushima worker had contamination over head, face and chest on transferring water from the leaking tank

http://www.tepco.co.jp/nu/fukushima-np/handouts/2013/images/handouts_130828_07-j.pdf




From Energy News......



Underground water just 4 inches from surface by Fukushima reactor — AP: Groundwater closer to surface than Tepco told officials investigating tank leak

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Popular Mechanics: Contaminated water threatens to swamp Fukushima site as it rises to surface — Radioactive liquid will continue entering ocean despite attempts to block it

“Big Problem”: Cracked floors in Fukushima reactors leaking into groundwater that’s rising and rising and rising due to Tepco wall — “Can no longer be stopped from getting in ocean” — “Worse than that… buildings now on mushy land” (AUDIO)


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